And she turns up with unerring instinct just when the dinner is almost ready to serve. Smelling of soap, in an oversized shirt that could be a dress. After her long splash, Daniel's not sure he wants to see the bathroom, but who cares.
"Well, not quite a banquet, but a neighbor stopped by earlier today and brought a chicken. Lucky us, cause I forgot to bring food from the city yesterday." Daniel puts the food in the middle of the table and provides some cutlery and plates. "Get to it. Don't be shy, there's enough for everyone." Daniel cuts of a piece for himself then remembers to put some sauces on the table.
"So, anyway. Just to be on the same page. I suppose you know how to read and write, correct? And now you have some idea about how to control a bath and possibly obtain water. If you're hungry, that big white thing keeps food fresh and cold. Feel free to take what you want. We'll need to get you some clothes, tomorrow I'll check with a neighbor, they should have some, their daughter left for university and won't be needing it anymore." And with that, he'll need to think of a cover story. Maybe a niece from far away, got robbed on the way here? Nobody will be surprised, shit happens in big city.
Once again, he checks missing persons near and far, but still nothing. No one, at least on this world, seems to be missing the girl. Putting the phone down again, turns to the window. "I dunno, girl...this whole thing makes no sense. This stretches even the theory of multiverse...but reality seems to be a bit loose lately anyway, so I guess stranger things have happened."
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